"I`m comfortable with where Mitch is at, it`s you guys (media) who talk about it."

"Mitch has been bowling with some very good pace over the last few months," added Haddin, who top-scored with 94 in Australia`s first innings of 295.

"He was outstanding in India (ODIs) with his pace. Today was just reward for the work he`s put in.

"It`s good to have him back in the team and any guy who can push the radar up near 150 ks, no matter how well you`re playing can make it uncomfortable for the opposition with Mitch letting some go."

England opener Michael Carberry, top-scorer in the visitors` innings with 40 in his first Ashes Test, admitted that Johnson was simply "world-class".

"Like any good spell, it`s always hard starting your innings against a bowling unit that have got their tails up," Carberry said.

"That was pretty much the case with the guys who came in during that little stint just before tea.”

"Mitchell is a world-class performer. He`s definitely, in terms of pace, up there with some of the quickies I`ve faced in my time. More importantly, he put the ball in the right area, which is also going to be tough for anyone.”

"In our preparations for the game we knew what he was going to bring, we weren`t quite up to it today.”

"But tomorrow is a new day and we have another innings to prove ourselves and I`m pretty confident we will do that."